WHAT'S HAPPENING AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH

Good Morning!

And they’re off!  Pastor and her family are on their way to a much needed and anticipated vacation!  During this time (until August 1^st) Pastor will NOT be checking emails, Facebook messages nor will she receive or return phone calls.  Pastor thanks you for respecting her time away and asks for your prayers for their safe travel.  In Pastor’s absence, please contact our Council President, Sue Hattimer on her cell phone (815-592-6741) or her email address (peacewthn@msn.com) with any urgent matters.  You can call me at church (815-886-4354) with non-urgent matters or messages.    Remember the Church Council and I want to be contacted with any and all of your church needs. 

Here is an outline of What’s Happening . . .

1.      TONIGHT-Thur. July 21-G2R (Genesis to Revelation) Bible Study at 7pm at the Stoughton’s home.

2.      Thur. July 21-Deadline for submitting August Rod and Staff Newsletter materials.

3.      Sun. July 24-50^th Anniversary Sunday.  One service at 9:30am with guest Pastor Barbara Melaas-Swanson followed by a fellowship meal event

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5.      Mon. July 25-Monday Night Bible Study at 7pm at the Suchomel home

6.      Wed. July 27-No Bible Study tonight-Pastor is on vacation

7.      Thur. July 28-Food Pantry Quarterly Meeting at 7:15pm

8.      Sun. July 31-There will be one worship service at 9:30am at the church with a personally prepared sermon from Pastor Suzanne.  Come hear her message in the cool comfort of church.

9.      Tues. Aug. 2-Long Range Planning Team meeting at 7pm

10.  Wed. Aug. 3-Wednesday Bible Study at 6:30pm at church

11.  Thurs. Aug. 4 to Sun. Aug. 7   Romeofest

12.  Sun. Aug. 7 Community Worship at 9:30am at Romeofest

Look for the LWR School Project Sewing Bee sign-up sheet in church on Sunday.  Plans are to sew beginning at 6pm on August 25 and possibly August 26.  This is a great way to not only provide much needed school supplies, but to show love and caring by doing the project.  Contact Lydia Faber or Pat Hurdle for more information.

Please be sure to email me (revassistant@gmail.com) your information for the August Rod and Staff newsletter.  I plan to work hard in order to have it ready for you to receive at worship on July 31, but it can only happen with your help:-)   Thanks in advance!

Last week, in my haste to get out of town, I totally forgot to send you What’s Happening after it was prepared.  Thanks to Pastor, you got it later that evening.  I apologize for not getting it to you as usual.  However, I’d like to point out that this is just a small example of how we all work together.  Pastor shared with me what a fantastic experience the Community Outreach Event was last Saturday.  Coming together as the Good Shepherd family for the good of the community was an uplifting, spiritual, thrilling, humbling and heartwarming, indescribable experience that would not have happened without everyone doing their part.  Isn’t it a blessing to all be a part of the Good Shepherd family?  We rock!!

Peace, hope, faith, joy, health and love to you all!

Renea Horn Johnson

Pastoral Assistant

Good Shepherd Church